“There you go, sweetheart. Just a little more, and it’ll finally be ready.”
Then I heard him say:
“I wish you were here. I wish you could see how beautiful it’s turning out.”
My heart began pounding.
I pushed the door open.
And froze.
My father was kneeling on the floor beside the old bathtub. The continuation read in the comments 👇👇‼️‼️Get Parenting Tips
Scattered around him were tiny colorful boats, paintbrushes, paints, and children’s drawings.
Inside the bathtub stood an elaborate miniature wooden town, complete with little bridges, houses, and a tiny harbor.
But what shocked me most was the photograph hanging on the wall.
A large photograph of my mother.
It was a picture I hadn’t seen in years.
Dad turned around.
His eyes were red from crying.
“Sarah… you came early.”
I couldn’t speak.
He slowly stood up.
“I wanted to finish it before showing you.”